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Heart health is the desire of all people. The heart is one of the most important organs. Because the heart has a lot of functionality and usability for our bodies. One of them served heart pumping nutrients and oxygen to all parts of the body. But the task is very heavy, because it must pump blood flow throughout the blood vessels. Even in a single day should be pumping as much as 7000 liters of blood flow in 100 800 times.

1. Exercise regularly.Regular exercise provides a benefit, which prevents reduction of cardiac mass. Normally occurs during aging. Bhella explained "The size of the heart muscle, which is usually measured by left ventricular mass peaked in the early phase of life and begin to diminish over the passive process of aging". When the heart muscle work decreased with age, the heart will grow weaker. The ability to respond tuntunya will also be reduced. This can lead to thickening of the heart by increasing the relative proportion of connective tissue when compared with cardiac muscle.

2. Consumption of fishFish is a source of omega-3 fatty acids, protein and other nutrients. Omega 3 is very helpful to reduce the risk of stroke and heart attack. The American Heart Association recommends eating at least twice a week of omega-3 fats which are found mainly in fish, like salmon.

3. Avoid High CholesterolActually, cholesterol is not always bad for health. Because cholesterol is actually in itself is a type of fat (white) needed by the body for metabolism and the formation of various hormones and enzymes. But if there is a saturated fat is what must be guarded in our body due to excessive cholesterol can damage the health of particularly damaging blood vessels in the brain and heart.

4. Get plenty of restStudies in Japan from the National Cancer Center Tokyo, stating that men who often worked more than 60 hours per week, and slept about five hours to have twice the risk of heart attack.

5. Consumption of fiberAccording to Alice H. Lichtenstein, DSc, a spokesperson from the American Heart Association says that "Research shows that foods that contain lots of fiber was clearly associated with lower risk of heart disease". Fiber is the name for certain types of carbohydrates (from vegetables, plants, and grains) that can not be fully digested by the body. Fiber is a simple replacement. People who consume lots of fiber (derived from plants, contain no cholesterol, and low in calories) may mean he has to choose foods that contain less fat and more calories.